Support for photographic-printing frames



(No Model.)

A. J. DAWDY.

SUPPORT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIG PRINTING FRAMES.

I No. 452,766. Patented May '19, 1891. Q

I I attozmmgs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREI'V J. DAWDY, OF GOSI-IEN, INDIANA.

SU PPORT FOR PHOTOG RAPH lC-PRINTING FRAM ES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,766, dated May 19, 1891.

Application filed Deceniberld, 1890. Serial No. 375,205. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: support E, now to be described. This sup- Be it known that 1, ANDREW .T. DAWDY, a portis formed of a single piece of spring-wire citizen of the United States, residing at bent at its ends to form two supporting-arms Goshen, in the county of Elkhart and State a, each of which is bent outwardly near its 5 of Indiana, have invented certain new and ends to form guide-arms cl, which are in turn 40 useful Improvements in Supports for Photobent to form stop-arms e, arranged parallel graphic-Printing Frames; and I'do declare the with the main portions of the bail. following to be a full, clear, and exact de- The manner of using the device is as fol- I scription of the invention, such as will enable lows: The arms d of the support are passed "10 others skilled in the art to which it apperthrough the openings in the upturned parts 5 taius to make and use the same. a, and the arms a of the support thus made My invention relates to certain new and to engage the racks. The angle at which the useful improvements in supports for photoframe is to be supported being determined, graphic-printing frames; and the nature of the arms a of the support are pressed to- I 5 the invention will be understood from the ward each other until they are disengaged 50 following description, when taken in connecfrom the racks and the support turned on tion with the accompanying drawings, in the pivots formed by the arms (1 until the whichnotches which will support the frame at the Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a blue-print proper angle have been reached, when the 20 frame with my improved support in position; bail being released, will spring into engage- 55 Fig. 2, a vertical section through the same, ment with the racks and hold the frame in and Fig. 3 a detail perspective of a rack sethe proper position, the arms epreventing the cured to the frame. bail being displaced.

In the drawings, A represents the frame, hat I claim is 2 5 B B the two-part cover of ordinary construc- In a support for photographic -printing 6o tiou, and O O the pivoted catches with which frames, the combination, with plate D, formed such frames are provided. To the rear face with racks b, of bail-support E, consisting of of one part, B, I secure a plate D, the side a single wire bent to form engaging-arms a edges of which are turned up, as shown at a, and guide and stop armsd and e, as set forth. 30 the upper edge of each such upturned portion In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in 6 5 being bent inwardly and suitably notched to presence of two witnesses.

form racks b. Each part a is provided with ANDREW J. DA WDY.

an opening 0, such openings being placed 0p- Witnesses: posite to each other and adapted to allow of FRANK RUDY, 5 the passage therethrough of the ends of a bail- OLIVER BARTINEss; 

